Kings 3, Predators 1

The teams then traded goals within 24 seconds in the middle part of the period.

Drew Doughty gave the Kings a 3-0 lead at the 9:59 mark, and chased Lindback from the game. Wayne Simmonds took the puck to the net and a save was made, but the puck came free in the slot and Doughty knocked it in. Michal Handzus also picked up an assist and Lindback was replaced by Mark Dekanich after allowing three goals on nine shots.

Dekanich, making his NHL debut, had barely warmed up when the Predators made it 3-1. After a deflection in front, Steve Sullivan picked up the loose puck and beat Bernier with a close-range backhand shot with 9:37 remaining in the first period.

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